Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) signed an agreement for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

BRICS signs deal on cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing

South Korea plans to amend its civil code to grant animals legal status said Choung Jae-min, the justice ministry's director-general of legal counsel. The amendment, which must still be approved by parliament, likely during its next regular session in September, would make South Korea one of a handful of countries to recognise animals as beings, with a right to protection, enhanced welfare and respect for life.

'Not an object': South Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment

Australian authorities began doling out emergency COVID-19 vaccine supplies on Thursday in the Sydney suburbs worst hit by an outbreak of the fast-moving Delta strain, as the country reported its biggest one-day rise in COVID-19 infections.

Sydney vaccine rollout sped up as Australia's COVID-19 cases hit high

An earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people in Haiti had left the Caribbean nation "on its knees", Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Wednesday, as survivors showed increasing frustration about the sluggish arrival of relief to hard-hit areas.

Quake leaves Haiti 'on its knees' as impatience grows over lack of aid

Here is WION's Daily Morning News Brief with what’s happening around the world today. EU has condemned what it called Belarus’s “aggressive behavior” in organising illegal border crossings to destabilise the 27-nation bloc.

Morning news brief: EU accuses Belarus of using migrants, quake leaves Haiti 'on its knees' and more

The European Union has accused Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko of orchestrating the arrival of thousands of people at the borders of Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland in retaliation for sanctions imposed on the former Soviet republic.

'Direct attack': European Union accuses Belarus of using migrants as political weapon

Writer Nadia Ghulam, an Afghan refugee living in Catalonia, Spain, had to disguise herself as a man to survive the 'torture' of the Taliban during its rule two decades ago.

Nadia Ghulam: The woman who disguised herself as a man for 10 years to survive 'torture' of Taliban

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said regional rivals Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have made progress in relations after holding rare talks with a visiting delegation.

After rare meeting, Erdogan says regional rivals Turkey and UAE making progress

The Taliban have stopped all imports and exports with India after entering Kabul and taking over the country on Sunday. Dr Ajay Sahai, Director General (DG) of Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIEO) told ANI that currently, the Taliban has stopped the movement of cargo through the transit routes of Pakistan, thereby stopping imports from the country.

Taliban stop exports, imports from India

World Humanitarian Day is celebrated annually on August 19 to pay tribute to humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work, and to honour all aid and health workers who continue, despite the odds, to provide life-saving support and protection to people most in need.

World Humanitarian Day 2021: History, significance, challenges and all you need to know

The Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, is blocking critics on social media. The rights group said that Bolsonaro was violating their rights of freedom of speech and access to information.

Human Rights Watch says Bolsonaro is blocking critics on social media

Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca's chief executive Pascal Soriot pocketed a chart-topping £15.45 million ($18 million) last year, even as UK's bluechip firms slashed chief executive pay as the pandemic struck.

Head of Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca tops CEO pay chart in UK with $18 million

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